Fred died peacefully at St. Joseph's Hospital in Guelph on Sunday
November 7, 1999 after a long illness.

His cheerfulness and generosity will be missed by his family, friends
and employees of Hammond Manufacturing.

For over 60 years Fred helped to build Hammond Manufacturing with his
brothers Len, Roy and Ken into one of Canada's oldest and largest
electrical and electronic equipment manufacturer.

An amateur for more than 70 years, Fred started building radios
in 1923 and became a Radio Amateur in 1929. He was elevated to the
Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame in 1996 and -- among other accolades
-- had been named Canadian Radio Amateur of the Year and was recently
honoured by the Quarter Century Wireless Association for his 70 years
. His contributions to Amateur Radio and Amateur Radio causes are
legendary.

Fred and his long time friend Tom Wong VE7BC were responsible bringing
China back on the air in 1983 with BY1PK.

ARRL Executive Vice President David Sumner, K1ZZ, recalled Fred as an
enthusiastic and generous supporter of the ARRL. ''Fred was one of our
most loyal benefactors,'' he said. ''Hammond Manufacturing Company
cabinets grace W1AW and the ARRL Lab through his beneficence.''

A favorite personal project of Fred's was the Hammond
Museum of Radio. It recently was reorganized and reopened to
continue his vision of preserving the history of radio for present and
future generations. This is a "must see" for anyone
visiting the Guelph area. (45 minutes West of Toronto)

Fred was a founding member and past President of The Southern Ontario
Chapter 73 of the Quarter Century Wireless Association.
Through his leadership he built the local chapter to the largest chapter
in the association.

Funeral Services were held Thursday November the 11th from the Harcourt
Memorial United Church in Guelph where a celebration of Fred's life
was eulogized by Martin Rosenthal VE3MR and Fred's two sons Bill and Rob
VE3EIL.

Many friends from around the world paid tribute to Fred at the Hammond
Museum of Radio Guest book.